Thursday, February 2, 2012

UPDATING, CORRECTING: "Trump intends to endorse Romney"

In a surprise twist, Donald Trump
planned to endorse Mitt Romney—not Newt Gingrich—for the Republican
presidential nomination Thursday, three Republican officials told The Associated Press. Gingrich's camp had been so confident of winning the endorsement that it had leaked that Trump would support the former House speaker.

Trump was set to make the announcement in Las Vegas at the luxury hotel bearing his name, with Romney in attendance. Nevada holds its presidential caucuses on Saturday.

Gingrich's camp was so confident of Trump's
endorsement that those close to the former House speaker confirmed it
Wednesday night for news organizations, including the AP. One of those
officials said Trump
had "sent signals" to Gingrich that he would support him. That
individual declined Thursday to elaborate on what those signals were...MORE